Supplemental Certificates

Any supplemental certificate must be added to a valid Texas certificate based on a bachelor’s degree and will match the grade level of the base certificate.

1. Bilingual Supplemental Certificate

Undergraduate Course

SPA 475 Credit(s): 1 - (if needed)

Graduate Level Courses

ELE 515 - Language Acquisition for ESL/Bilingual Credit(s): 3
ELE 505 - Foundations of ESL/Bilingual Credit(s): 3 *
ELE 506 - ESL Bilingual Assessment Credit(s): 3 *
ELE 507 - ESL/Bilingual Teaching Methods Credit(s): 3 *

*These courses must be taken in sequence.

TExES

Pass the TExES Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test (BTLPT) and

the TExES Bilingual Supplemental exam.

2. ESL Supplemental Certificate

Graduate Level Courses

ELE 515 - Language Acquisition for ESL/Bilingual Credit(s): 3
ELE 505 - Foundations of ESL/Bilingual Credit(s): 3 *
ELE 506 - ESL Bilingual Assessment Credit(s): 3 *
ELE 507 - ESL/Bilingual Teaching Methods Credit(s): 3 *

*These courses must be taken in sequence.

TExES

Pass the TExES English as a Second Language Supplemental Exam.